Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Smart Glasses Wins Innovation Award from CES

Vuzix
Corporation's Vuzix Smart Glasses M100 was selected as an Innovations 2013
Design and Engineering best of innovations honoree and picked as the best new technology in the Wireless Handset Accessoriesproduct
category. In addition, Vuzix Smart Glasses also received the honoree
distinction in the Personal Electronics category as well. The awards were given by the organizers of the Consumers Electronics Show, which runs in January.

The device is described as the world's first enhanced hands-free display
and communications system that can access data from a smartphone
and the Internet. Its virtual display operates using an Android OS
and connects to a compatible device via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. It also runs applications and games on its own, and
its integrated camera enables a user to take a picture or to record a video. The device includes an
integrated head tracker and GPS for spacial and positional awareness. Read more.